US Navy – The USS Harry S Truman battlegroup and USS Nassau amphibious ready group have returned to port after a successful 6 month cruise to the Persian Gulf and Mediterranean.

• Virginian Pilot: Truman heads home after maiden voyage
  

Indian Navy – The Indian and French navies will hold anti submarine warfare exercises together in November.

• The Hindu: India, France joint naval exercise in Nov.
  

US Navy – An essay on how the US defense agencies have acquired too much power over military affairs.

• US Naval Institute Proceedings: DoD’s Tail Is Wagging the Dog